i think devon still is an utter bust in the first round. but i *hate* one year defensive linemen, almost as a rule.

I've found the 1-year-wonder rule to be very useful for screening out DL. Still has other question marks - I think he'll get pounded in the NFL unless he learns to keep his pads low and play consistently.

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barring no weird, unexpected drops, i really have no idea who i'd take at our pick right now. i just don't like anything that will likely be available.

There might be decent OL options there, especially if there turns out to be a run on pass rushers in the 10-20 range.

If we are willing to roll with the punches, I think we'll get someone good with our first pick. Otherwise, trade down to the mid-thirties and go more for need.

i really don't like worthy. i don't know how he went from a 3rd round guy during the season, to a first round guy in the post season. i really want nothing to do with him or still based on what i saw on the field all year.

I was hearing he would be a top-15 pick all year, and it seems like he fell considerably due to work-ethic issues. I think Worthy is the best interior pass-rusher (besides Cox) in the draft, IF he plays up to his abilities. And that is a big if.

I am so utterly clueless as to what I think we are going to do in the draft. Every time I come up with a scenario I think of 3 more that are equally plausible. I am going to have an open mind this year. BPA All The Way.

I am so utterly clueless as to what I think we are going to do in the draft. Every time I come up with a scenario I think of 3 more that are equally plausible. I am going to have an open mind this year. BPA All The Way.

It seems the team has been a lot more secretive this time around. We barely heard squat about team visits. My inner paranoid thinks this indicates some sort of big move in the draft, but I'm not buying the rumor about us moving up to grab Gilmore.

It will probably end up being a trade down then we'll have to wait until Friday to finally see a pick...

1. We will not be picking at 25
2. Our first selection will be a CB if there is a legit prospect available
3. We will take a RB before we take a DT
4. We will draft a QB in round 4
5. One or more of our new additions will be from Boise State

1. We will not be picking at 25
2. Our first selection will be a CB if there is a legit prospect available
3. We will take a RB before we take a DT
4. We will draft a QB in round 4
5. One or more of our new additions will be from Boise State

i could see each one of those playing out.

from everything that i've gathered, i'd be surprised if we don't trade out of the 25th spot, unless kirkpatrick falls to us.

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the trade chart's are out the window with the rookie scale in play. they're utterly meaningless at this point. look at the jags/bucs trade, or the browns/vikings trade.

Yep.

The guys we liked at #25 were gone and EFX felt confident the guys we wanted to take would be available at the top of the second. So we traded down.

3 teams pick ahead of us tomorrow. There are more than three prospects who were commonly mocked to us at #25 still available (e.g. Worthy, Still, Miller, Konz) and quite a few other options (Glenn, Martin, Adams, Upshaw, Fleener, etc). I'm wondering if we'll see a later pick burned to move up from #57 to take advantage of the situation.

I'd like to see us pick up Lamar Miller and Brandon Thompson in round 2. I still think CB is going to work its way in there, though.

my dog posey passed away last night after a short battle with cancer. she was a 9 year old Bernese mountain dog who loved leftovers and was essentially an oversized goldfish when it came to retaining info.
po, you'll be missed and will live vicariously through devier posey.

For a team that wants to draft "BPA at a position of need", last night gives some insight into what those needs are...

Clearly we hung around at #25 to see what was going to happen with DeCastro and Reiff. So OL is definitely on the wish list. Going into round 2, we see these prospects still available that could've found their way into round 1:

I particularly like the first two - big maulers who could add some push to our run game.

Obviously the team didn't like any DT or CB available at #25 and the picks made between #25 and #32 seem to confirm their thinking. The late run on RB's probably made them a little nervous, as I think we all know they like Miller in the 2nd.

I wonder if the team is currently working on a deal to get another 2nd rounder, as the value is there right now at the positions we need. We've certainly got the ammo to move up.